Starch-drying truck.



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IVI. P. REYNOLDS.

STARCH DRYING TRUCK.

APPLICATION FILED IAN. I2. I9I4.

Patented May 11, 1915.

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M. P. REYNOLDS.

STARCH DRYING TRUCK. APPLICATIONVFILED JAN. l2. 1914.

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UNITED STATES i PATENT OFFICE.

MONEY- PUNSHON REYNOLDS, F CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSGNOR T0 THE W. S. TYLER COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, CORPORATION 0F OHIO.

STARCH-DRYING TRUCK.

Specicatin of Letters Patent.

Patented May 11, 1915.

To all 'whom 'it may concern Be it known that I, MoRLnY PUNsHoN REYNOLDS, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Cleveland,in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Starchi Drying Trucks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact 'description thereof.

My invention relates to the manufacture of starch and particularly to the drying of the saine in order to put it in a dry, marketable condition. n The object of my invention is to provide a cheap, simple and eicient starch drying outfit whereby the starch may be loaded onto carriers, passed through a kiln or drying oven and quickly unloaded without any unnecessary handling or delay.

My invention consists, generally stated, 1n the novel arrangement, construction and combination of parts as hereinafter more specifically set forth and described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

To enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to practise and use my improved apparatus for drying starch, I will describe the' same moreJ fullyl referring to the accompanying drawings in 3@ which l Figure 1 is a diagrammatic plan view of the arrangement of the parts of my irnproved starch drying outfit. Fig. 2 is a lonitudinal sectional view of the carrier used or conveying the starch to the kiln or drying oven. Fig. 3 is an end view of the rotary tipple used for turning the carrier i'n order to ll it with wetstarch and for dumping the dried starch from the carriers after they have left the drying kiln. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the saine. Fig. 5 is a plan view ofthe shield used for covering the air spaces in the carrier while the same is being lled f with damp starch.

Like symbols of reference herein indicate like parts in each of the figures of the drawin s. v

. g s illustrated in the drawings my improved starch drying outfit consists of three separate and distinct parts; the rotary loadl ing tipple A, the drying kiln B, and the rotary dumping tipple C, which three parts A, B and C all communicate with each other by means of tracks D upon which a carrier or wagon E is adapted to travel. After the starch has been manufactured and is still in a wet condltion with about the consistency Aof mud it is placed in the pockets l of the carrier or wagon E while the air spaces 1a between the top of the same and the bottom of the next succeeding shelf permit the free and easy passage ofair therethrough. The pockets 1 are formed on angle iron supports 3 which are in turn supported by upright corner standards 4 and these standards are mounted on longitudinal rails 5 to which the bearing pieces 6 for supporting the wheels 7 are attached. The sides 8 and ends 9 of the carrier E are preferably formed of wire fabric sheets or other foraminous material which provide for the pockets 1 and air spaces l to permit of the heated air passing freely through the air spaces during the drying process as vhereinafter explained. The upright corner standards Ll are further supported, if necessary, by crosswise braces 10 extending between they same, on one of the i sides 8, the other side being open for the free loading and unloading` of the wagon.

. The drying oven or kiln B is of the usual type and the carrier or wagon E travels 'through the saine while the pockets or shelves are in a horizontal position and with just enough speed so that when it emerges therefrom the starch will be in a. dry coinmercial condition.

The rotaryloading tipple A is for the purpose of loading the carriers or wagons E and consists of two circular bands of channel iron 11 and 12, separated from each other by a distance slightly greater than the length of the carrier E and secured together by suitable channel iron braces 13. The carriers E are supported in the tipple A by their wheels 7 resting upon rails 11 which Vare suitably supported in the channel iron bands 11 and 12 while the upper part of said bands are provided with supporting bars 15 to prevent the wheels 7 from leaving the rails 14 when the wet starch is being loaded into the carriers. mounted on a suitable base 15a and a pair of idle rollers 16 rest in the channel of both the bands 11 and 12 so that the said bands may be rotated as desired thus permitting the carrier E to be turned with its open side at the top and the pockets in a vertical position. The shield 20 is now placed upon the open side of the carrier thus closing the air spaces 1a and leaving the pockets l open to The tipple A is permit the soft wet starch to be dumped into said pockets from an overhead conveyer or by other means after which it is evenly distributed into the pockets. This shield 20 is of the same size as the side of the carrier E and has an outer frame 21 with the cross pieces 22 for covering the air spaces 1 and the openings 23 for allowing the wet starch to enter the pockets 1. The circular channel iron band 11 is provided at two points on the front of the same with slotted members 17 diametrically opposite each other for receiving locking bars 18 which are each pivoted in a suitable support 19 so that the tipple C may be locked in its normal position and be prevented from rotating except when the locking bars 18 are lifted from their engagement with the slotted members 17.

When the starch is loaded into thepockets l of the carrier E the tipple A is revolved to its original normal position and the carrier is passed along the rails or tracks D to the kiln or drying oven B where the soft, moist starch is thoroughly dried after which the carrier or wagon passes along the rails to the dumping tipple C 'which is of the same construction as said loading tipple. The wagon now passes into this dumping tipple C in precisely the same manner as into the loading tipple A and the tipple is then revolved with the open side of said carrier extending downward so that the ma` terial is emptied from the vertically positioned pockets of said carrier after which the tipple is again revolved to its normal position and the carrier passes into the loading tipple for reloading as before explained. If desired a screen door or gate can be applied to the open side of the carrier E for preventing the wet starch' from being shaken or jarred therefrom and such door or gate can be removed or swung aside for filling and unloading the same. It will thus be seen that the starch while in a pasty condition is placed in the pockets 1 of the carlrier or wagon E and then the carrier is done in the same tipple by extending the length thereof to take care of both operations or both operations may be completed in a single tipple.

Various modifications and changes in the design and construction of the carrier and tipples may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacricing any of its advantages.

What I claim as mly invention and desir to secure by Letters atent is 1. A carrier comprising a frame, wheels below the same to provide transit means, sides and ends of foraminous material supported on said frame, and a series .of horizontal rigid shelves for supporting material to be dried.

2. A carrier comprising a frame, wheels below the same to provide transit means, sides and ends of foraminous material supported on said frame, and a series of horizontal rigid shelves of foraminous material for supporting material to be dried.

In testimony whereof, I the said MoRLEY PUNsHoN REYNOLDS have hereunto set my hand.

MORLEY PUNSHON REYNOLDS.

Witnesses:

' G. A. DrsBRo,

C. C. FLINT. 

